"...Famous Last Words..." (Remastered 2026) Supertramp

• 1 Crazy (2026 Remaster) 04:45
• 2 Put On Your Old Brown Shoes (2026 Remaster) 04:20
• 3 It's Raining Again (2026 Remaster) 04:21
• 4 Bonnie (2026 Remaster) 05:37
• 5 Know Who You Are (2026 Remaster) 04:55
• 6 My Kind Of Lady (2026 Remaster) 05:12
• 7 C'est Le Bon (2026 Remaster) 05:32
• 8 Waiting So Long (2026 Remaster) 06:32
• 9 Don't Leave Me Now (2026 Remaster) 06:25
• Total Runtime 47:39

Info for "...Famous Last Words..." (Remastered 2026)

...Famous Last Words… was released in October 1982 and is the final album to feature the band’s ‘classic line-up’ of Hodgson, Davies, Helliwell, Thomson, and Siebenberg. The album was a commercial success, reaching number 5 in the U.S. Billboard Album Charts and number six in the UK. Roger Hodgson left the band in 1983 after which the group continued as a quartet.

"...Famous Last Words... was the last album that Roger Hodgson made with Supertramp before seeking a solo career, and he made sure that radio would take kindly to his last hurrah with the band. Sporting an airy and overly bright pop sheen, ...Famous Last Words... put two singles on the charts, with the poignant "My Kind of Lady" peaking at number 31 and the effervescent smile of "It's Raining Again" going to number 11. The album itself went Top Ten both in the U.S. and in the U.K., eventually going gold in America. The songs are purposely tailored for Top 40 radio, delicately textured and built around overly bland and urbane choruses. Hodgson's abundance of romantically inclined poetry and love song fluff replaces the lyrical keenness that Supertramp had produced in the past, and the instrumental proficiency that they once mastered has vanished. Hodgson's English appeal and fragile vocal manner works well in some places, but the album's glossy sound and breezy feel is too excessive. Hodgson gave his solo album, 1984's In the Eye of the Storm, a mildly progressive feel, quite unlike his last appearance with his former group." (Mike DeGagne, AMG)

Roger Hodgson, guitar, keyboards, lead vocals (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
Rick Davies, keyboards, harmonica, melodica (track 3), lead vocals (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
John Helliwell, saxophones, keyboards, backing vocals
Dougie Thomson, bass
Bob Siebenberg, drums
Additional musicians:
Richard Hewson, string arrangements (track 5)
Ann Wilson, backing vocals (tracks 2, 7)
Nancy Wilson, backing vocals (tracks 2, 7)
Claire Diament, backing vocals (track 9)

Digitally remastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios

Supertramp
Once upon a time in 1969, a young Dutch millionaire by the name of Stanley August Miesegaes gave his acquaintance, vocalist and keyboardist Rick Davies a genuine opportunity to form his own band; he could form the band of his dreams and Miesegaes would pay for it. After placing an ad in Melody Maker, Davies assembled Supertramp.

Supertramp released two long-winded progressive rock albums before Miesegaes withdrew his support. With no money or fan base to speak of, the band was forced to redesign their sound. Coming up with a more pop-oriented form of progressive rock, the band had a hit with their third album, Crime of the Century. Throughout the decade, Supertramp had a number of best-selling albums, culminating in their 1979 masterpiece, Breakfast in America.

Breakfast in America marked their first album that tipped the scale completely in the favor of pop songs; on the strength of the hit singles Goodbye Stranger, Logical Song, and Take the Long Way Home it sold over 18 million copies worldwide. After that album, Supertramp continued to develop a more R&B-flavored style; the change in direction was successful on 1982's Famous Last Words, but they soon ran out of hits. The band continued to sporadically record and tour into the '90s. (Source: Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide)

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